Vuelta Stage 10 *spoiler*

frenchfighter

Yesterday's GC:

1 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 37:11:17
2 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team 0:00:01
3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:09
4 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Pro Team Astana 0:00:18
5 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:00:27
6 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha Team 0:00:35
7 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek 0:00:37
8 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team 0:00:42
9 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Team RadioShack
10 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Geox-TMC 0:00:46
11 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard Trek 0:00:55
12 Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo
13 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:01:00
14 Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:01:03
15 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:01:08
16 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar Team 0:01:12
17 Sergio Pardilla Belllón (Spa) Movistar Team 0:01:17
18 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:01:54
19 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 0:02:05
20 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack 0:02 :10

FJS

afx237vi wrote:

FJS wrote:

saintdracula wrote:

I predict a win by wiggo...

nope - Froome beating Wiggins for team leadership?

No chance.

You're right, but sky would be more than stupid to keep him just on wiggo domestique duty while he's very well positioned in the GC, let alone in red. More work for Possoni, Zandio and Lovkvist

mroli

Didn't Froome get a load of time back at the 2nd check point - hinting at a difficult 3rd sector?

saintdracula

FJS wrote:

afx237vi wrote:

FJS wrote:

saintdracula wrote:

I predict a win by wiggo...

nope - Froome beating Wiggins for team leadership?

No chance.

You're right, but sky would be more than stupid to keep him just on wiggo domestique duty while he's very well positioned in the GC, let alone in red. More work for Possoni, Zandio and Lovkvist

Must be nice having two potential GC contenders...

No_Ta_Doctor

Think Fuglsang may be in red, he has 26s on Froome in the GC and was going well.

saintdracula

No tA Doctor wrote:

Think Fuglsang may be in red, he has 26s on Froome in the GC and was going well.

And won stage 1 ITT

milton50

Froome's in red

No_Ta_Doctor

Fuglsang just misses, by about 15 seconds.

cal_stewart

froome in red me thinks

saintdracula

well this is unexpected

Watching J-Rod getting scalped and pedalling along so lamely was so sad....

cal_stewart

someone needs to teach j rod to TT badly

No_Ta_Doctor

Cal_Stewart wrote:

someone needs to teach j rod to TT badly

Looks like someone has taught him to TT badly.

StageWinner

Cal_Stewart wrote:

someone needs to teach j rod to TT badly

Why? It already looks like he knows how to do it badly. How can it get any worse?

Crankbrother

Wiggins just can't catch a break ... and it's superbly funny ... just a shame we don't have Harmon to laugh at as well ... fecking tennis ...

The Sky superbus is gonna be interesting for a few days ... It'll be Lance/Bertie 2009 all over again ...

No_Ta_Doctor

StageWinner wrote:

Cal_Stewart wrote:

someone needs to teach j rod to TT badly

Why? It already looks like he knows how to do it badly. How can it get any worse?

*ahem*

That may have been a very poor and obvious joke indeed, but it was my poor and obvious joke. I demand an apology and retraction!

secretsqirrel

Decent time by Fred K.

mr_poll

Usually watch Eurosport - who is this idiot who is commentating for ITV4?

rebs

I cant see Wiggins and Froome clashing.

I'm sure everyone else is supraised as anyone that Froome is doing what he is doing. Has he had any performance in hte last 2/3 years that shows he is capable of doing what he is doing?

blazing_saddles

GC:
1 [Great Britain] Froome (SKY) 38:09:13
2 [Denmark] Fuglsang (LEO) +12
3 [Great Britain] Wiggins (SKY) +20
4 [Italy] Nibali (LIQ) +31
5 [Sweden] Kessiakoff (AST) +34
6 [Belgium] Monfort (LEO) +59
7 [Holland] Mollema +1:07
8 [Spain] J.J. Cobo (GEO) +1:47
9 [Slovenia] Brajkovic (RSH) +2:04
10 [Spain] Zubeldia (RSH) +2:13
11 [Italy] Bruseghin (MOV) +2:15

Doobz

Nice Result for Kenya today...

First Kenyan to wear a GT Jersey?

saintdracula

The thing is though, will Froome be able to climb as well as Wiggo in the coming stages?

rocksteadyeddie

Good shout by Greg Henderson suggesting Wiggo was dehydrated. Which is a bit schoolboy but would explain his implosion over the last few kilometres.

Moomaloid

Great result... well done Froome. Sky must be loving it...

Sirius631

Didn't see that coming. Brilliant.

Jim Will Fixie It

Blazing Saddles wrote:

GC:
1 [Great Britain] Froome (SKY) 38:09:13
2 [Denmark] Fuglsang (LEO) +12
3 [Great Britain] Wiggins (SKY) +20
4 [Italy] Nibali (LIQ) +31
5 [Sweden] Kessiakoff (AST) +34
6 [Belgium] Monfort (LEO) +59
7 [Holland] Mollema +1:07
8 [Spain] J.J. Cobo (GEO) +1:47
9 [Slovenia] Brajkovic (RSH) +2:04
10 [Spain] Zubeldia (RSH) +2:13
11 [Italy] Bruseghin (MOV) +2:15

So, who's favourite for GC honours come next Sunday? Nibali or Wiggo?

afx237vi

Doobz wrote:

Nice Result for Kenya today...

First Kenyan to wear a GT Jersey?

First African, even?

Moomaloid

is Kessiakov the kid that Vaughters let go last year?

ratsbeyfus

Great ride for Chris Fr-whom? This could work out as a benefit for Wiggo - less pressure?

Doobz

afx237vi wrote:

Doobz wrote:

Nice Result for Kenya today...

First Kenyan to wear a GT Jersey?

First African, even?

Even better

LangerDan

Is it necessarily the best situation for Sky to be in? Either spend time and energy defending Froome's red jersey, potentially weakening them for when / if Wiggins takes it, or try and arrange for Froome to lose it to Fuglsang, but not lose too much in case it goes to Wiggins and Sky have spend the following 10 days defending anyway?

I reckon they'll work on Wednesday to keep Froome in red, Thursday is flat, so no work needed and lose the jersey Friday. they'll get the coverage of Froome in red for 4 days (incluidng the rest day)for only one days effort.